Umpire C.B. Bucknor’s brutal start to season continues with another missed call: ‘Wasn’t even looking’
By Christian Arnold
Published on April 1, 2026.
C.B. Bucknor, the longtime umpire for the baseball season, made a questionable call during the Brewers' 6-2 win over the Rays during a game where he claimed that Milwaukee's Jake Bauers missed first base. The call was challenged and overturned, leading players and managers from both teams to mock Bucknor on air. This latest incident comes after six calls were overturned by the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) during a weekend game between the Reds-Red Sox and the Reds.
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